To say that most Americans trust national news for information should, in a perfect world, not be a matter of concern or something that needs to be quantified.
But here we are, not only aware that technically most (56%) U.S. adults trust news organizations, according to recent Pew Research Center numbers, but that that percentage is down from 11% earlier this year and from 20% when Pew first posed the question nearly a decade ago.
The research compared numbers across both political parties and age brackets, finding that those under 50 are less likely than those in an over-50 age group to “have trust in information from national and local media.”
(Source: Pew Research Center)
Age and politics aside — if for no other reason than because of upcoming holiday gatherings — the decline in trust wasn’t as drastic for local news.
“The share of Americans who have at least some trust in information from local news organizations remains higher (70%),” writes Kirsten Eddy and Elisa Shearer, “although it has also dropped — from 80% in March and 82% in 2016.”
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